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Just an old married guy on here to be reminded that not everybody has lost their mind and forgot what this country was founded for, the freedom of the people! (And maybe to post a little harmless shit to keep my own sanity!)
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President Trump warned today that Colombia's President Gustavo Petro needs to "watch his ass" over the cocaine he said the country is sending to the U.S.
Trump threatens Colombia's president: "He's got to watch his ass"
"They make cocaine in Colombia, and he's no friend of the United States," Trump said.
www.axios.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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I am still shocked by the degree that casual racism has been completely normalized in the US. I shouldn't be after the last 10 years, yet I am.
Fine: "I'm talking to my colleagues about whether we want these fake Somali refugees - who come to our country, add no value, suck our resources, defraud our govt - whether we actually want them here. I don't think Ilhan Omar shouldn't be a member of Congress - I think she shouldn't be an American"
December 23, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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The Trump-Republican “Big Beautiful Bill” is actually a “Big Ugly Nightmare.”

Much of what’s included in it will begin in 2026.

Here’s what you should know. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hbwm7LrKW0
Is This Trump’s Biggest Scam Yet?
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
December 23, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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NEW: Judge Aileen Cannon, in a pair of orders, rejects the request of groups to intervene for the purpose of arguing for the release of Volume II of Jack Smith’s final report, but also says the restrictions on its release will end on Feb. 24, 2026, absent subsequent arguments/orders to the contrary.
December 23, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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Nenko Ganchev - legal immigrant, spent 30 yrs building a life in Chicago. ICE KILLED HIM: Support here: www.paxis.app
ICE ambushed him at a citizenship appointment, denied him care, and he died in custody.
We’re building PAXIS to protect others before ICE knocks.

#Immigration #ICE #PaxisApp
Nenko Ganchev - legal immigrant, spent 30 yrs building a life in Chicago. ICE KILLED HIM
Support here: www.paxis.app ICE ambushed him at a citizenship appointment, denied him care, and he died in custody. We’re building PAXIS to protect others before ICE knocks. #Immigration #ICE #PaxisApp
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December 22, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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bari weiss saw this and decided that she had to hide it from the american public
Guards began beating him. Beat him until he bled. Knocked his face into the wall, broke all his teeth. No access to outdoors, no contact with relatives.

Now describing US knowledge of CECOT's torture practices, followed by footage of Trump praising those practices.
December 22, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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Bill Clinton releasing a statement saying 'release the Epstein files, you cowards' was not on my bingo list.
December 22, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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This is a very astute observation. I hadn't thought about Keith Kellogg, he just disappeared from the scene. It makes perfect sense that Putin would want to fainthearted guy like Witkoff doing the negotiations. 🗽
December 22, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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If you think switching which corporate owned legacy media outlet you consume is the solution, you don't really understand how deep the problem is. It's not just ABS, CBS, WaPo or the LA Times. It's the system in which they work.

The only solution is to support pro-democracy independent media.
December 22, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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December 22, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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The Epstein Files, everybody!
December 19, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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⚡️Russia attacks Odesa Oblast with ballistic missiles, at least 7 killed, 15 injured.

Russian ballistic missiles "massively attacked" a port infrastructure facility in the region, Governor Oleh Kiper said. Seven are dead and 15 injured victims have been hospitalized.
Russia attacks Odesa Oblast with ballistic missiles, at least 7 killed, 15 injured
Russian ballistic missiles "massively attacked" a port facility in the region, Governor Oleh Kiper said. Seven are dead and 15 injured victims have been hospitalized.
kyivindependent.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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Russ Vought set out to ensure a second Trump term would not be hampered by checks and balances:

“I don’t want President Trump having to lose a moment of time having fights in the Oval Office about whether something is legal or doable or moral.”

(Published October w/ @newyorker.com)
Russell Vought, Trump’s Shadow President
From the wholesale gutting of federal agencies to the ongoing government shutdown, Russell Vought has drawn the road map for Trump’s second term. Vought has consolidated power to an extent that inside...
www.propublica.org
December 19, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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Muting a Black woman to claim the vote was unanimous is so incredibly on the nose
The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.
December 18, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Federal agents breaking into worksites, chasing skilled laborers and bloodying them, trapping roofers outside in subzero temperatures—and yet the construction industry isn't making a peep. Our @crampell.bsky.social explains why:

www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-w...
Trump Is Walloping Construction Businesses. The Industry Stays Quiet.
Raids on work sites. Roofers under siege. But builders keep mum.
www.thebulwark.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:23 AM
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I also have been assuming that the primary purpose of this conflict is domestic
I keep saying this but no one is connecting the dots. The war is to satisfy legal preconditions for mass removal *domestically* of Latinos (i.e., suddenly a lot of people are going to be “Venezuelan” for purposes of removal). This is 100% Stephen Miller…oil claim is to make grandpa go along
There is no national security logic that would impel the US to want to do regime change in Venezuela. It's simply not that important. I'm not even sure wag the dog is the right metaphor for what's happening here. Seems like an insane misallocation of US national security assets and attention.
December 19, 2025 at 5:07 AM
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This is precisely how fascism works, by grabbing at and taking away a little more freedom whenever events lend themselves to it. Bit by bit you lose your rights, until you turn around and realize the road you're on has been long, and democracy is well behind you over the horizon.
The admin is wasting no crisis... Sec. Kristi Noem said she is suspending the diversity visa lottery program (DV-1) after the Brown University suspect entered the U.S. through it in 2017.
December 19, 2025 at 5:10 AM
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“Dishonest and Very Uncool”

@jessicatarlov.bsky.social fact-checks Trump on his unemployment lies 🤥 his “$18 Trillion in investment” whopper 🤥 his drug prices math fail 🤥 and his “warrior dividend” scam 🤥
December 18, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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Sleepy Don nods off again.
Wide awake for rallies. Out cold for work 🫩
December 18, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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I cannot emphasize how serious an assault on democracy this is. Any effort by the Trump administration to engage in false claims of fraud or mass voter suppression relies on this as a building block. As importantly, there is no legitimate reason DOJ would want this information.
🚨BREAKING: The Department of Justice (DOJ) sued Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin and Washington, D.C. Thursday for unfettered access to the states’ voter registration records. The federal government has now filed lawsuits against 21 states, plus D.C.

This is a developing story...
DOJ Sues Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin and DC, Expanding Campaign of Voter Data Lawsuits to 22
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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<chef's kiss>
December 18, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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Happy EPSTEIN Files Release Day Eve for all those who celebrate!!! 👍
December 19, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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Things are going great over at X, The Everything App
December 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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NEW: Colorado Sens Hickenlooper and Bennet announce they're putting a hold on the Senate appropriations package to demand funding for NCAR.

Bennet said today that the Trump administration's move to dismantle the climate/weather lab is retaliation for Tina Peters' imprisonment.
December 19, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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Elon Musk’s net worth has now surpassed $600 billion, just weeks after Tesla approved his 10-year, $1 trillion pay package.

That could amount to $100 billion per year — more than 1.4 million elementary school teachers’ paychecks combined.

Still wondering if inequality is out of control?
December 18, 2025 at 7:45 PM